Madhya Pradesh’s 300 MW floating solar tender attracts bids for 1 GW
The second-part 300 MW capacity of the Omkareshwar floating solar project has attracted 1 GW of bids from seven developers. NHDC, SJVN and Tata Power Solar bid for 200 MW each. Eden Renewables, Hinduja, Mahindra Susten, and NTPC quoted for 100 MW each.
ABB India opens its first smart instrumentation factory in Bengaluru
The factory will produce measurement solutions for a wide variety of industries, including power, and cater to domestic and global consumption. Its modular design allows the expansion of production capacities and new products in line with the market demand.
Budget-friendly robotic cleaning solution for solar panels
India-based Solavio has developed Eco Bot portable and shareable robotic cleaning solution that is compatible with both ground-mount and rooftop PV installations.
Recycling key to solar sustainability
A new study of the environmental impacts of renewable energy finds significant opportunities for solar to reduce its impacts in various categories, including human health, resource depletion, and environmental damage. The study notes in particular that more work is needed to establish a comprehensive reuse and recycling network for end-of-life PV products.
Cooling down solar modules by increasing space between panel rows
A US research team claims to have demonstrated that increasing the spacing of solar panels between rows improves PV system efficiency and economics by allowing airflow to cool down the modules. The method could improve a project’s LCOE by as much as 2.15% in certain climates.
UK-backed Neev Fund invests $25 million in Hygenco
Haryana-based Hygenco plans to develop and rapidly scale up multiple green hydrogen facilities across India in the next two years.
Larsen & Toubro secures power transmission projects in Saudi Arabia
The Indian multinational EPC provider has secured significant transmission lines and substations projects in Saudi Arabia.
NCRTC opens bids for rooftop solar in Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut rail corridor
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation has opened bids to install RESCO mode rooftop solar plants in the high-speed rail corridor connecting Delhi, Ghaziabad, and Meerut. Bidding closes on December 12.
Tata Power’s Q2 profit soars 85%
The integrated power company has recorded a profit of INR 935 crore ($113.4 million) in the July-August-September period of the fiscal year 2022-23. This is 85% up from INR 506 crore in the same period a year earlier.
New solar capacity 10 times cheaper than gas, says Rystad
Operating gas-fired power plants would be 10 times more expensive in the long-term than building new solar capacity in Europe, according to research from intelligence company Rystad. Their study uses the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for gas and coal-fired power generation at different price levels and compares it to the LCOE of solar PV and wind.
